The sentence was handed down by Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina in dramatic, heartfelt and necessarily cruel fashion. Aquilina said it was her “honor and privilege” to sentence Nassar, and told him, “You do not deserve to walk outside of a prison ever again”:

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Judge in Nassar sentencing: "As much as it was my honor and privilege to hear the sister survivors, it is my honor and privilege to sentence you." pic.twitter.com/g0FpK3DCC1

Aquilina had essentially made it her mission to ensure Nassar, who also worked at Michigan State, heard from so many of his accusers. She was supportive of those accusers throughout the hearing, encouraging them and attempting to give them strength.